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| Daniel Craig | Daniel Craig as Mikael Blomkvist | Rooney Mara | Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander |
| Stellan Skarsgård | Stellan Skarsgård as Martin Vanger | Robin Wright | Robin Wright as Erika Berger |
| Christopher Plummer | Christopher Plummer as Henrik Vanger | Embeth Davidtz | Embeth Davidtz as Annika Blomkvist |
| Joely Richardson | Joely Richardson as Anita Vanger | Goran Visnjic | Goran Visnjic as Dragan Armansky |
| Joel Kinnaman | Joel Kinnaman as Christer Malm | Julian Sands | Julian Sands as Young Henrik Vanger |
| Geraldine James | Geraldine James as Cecilia Vanger | Steven Berkoff | Steven Berkoff as Dirch Frode |
| Alan Dale | Alan Dale | Donald Sumpter | Donald Sumpter as Detective Morell |
| David Dencik | David Dencik as Young Morell | Yorick van Wageningen | Yorick van Wageningen as Nils Bjurman |